Preview: Coyotes at Blues

GAME 70:
Coyotes (34-30-5) at Blues (36-25-7)
Arizona will try to capture the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference standings with a victory over host St. Louis on Tuesday night.

WHERE:Enterprise Center | WHEN: 5 p.m. (AZ time) | TV:FOX Sports Arizona | RADIO:ESPN 620 AM

ABOUT THE 'YOTES:
• Arizona will enter the game with 73 points, one behind Minnesota for the second wildcard spot and two behind Dallas for the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference standings, with 13 games to play. Minnesota is idle on Tuesday.
• The Coyotes have outscored the Blues, 17-7, over the past four games between the teams. However, St. Louis won the most recent matchup, 4-0, on Feb. 14 at Gila River Arena.
• Darcy Kuemper will start in goal for the Coyotes. Kuemper also started Monday's game at Chicago but was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 16 shots. Backup Calvin Pickard finished the game, which Arizona lost 7-1. Kuemper is 1-2-0 with a 2.91 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in five career games vs. the Blues. Most recently, he stopped 39 of 40 shots at St. Louis on Dec. 1, 2017, in a win for the Los Angeles Kings.

• Clayton Keller, who grew up in nearby Swansea, Ill., has notched seven points (one goal, six assists) in seven career games vs. St. Louis.
• Christian Dvorak will enter the game with a three-game point streak that features two goals and two assists. He also won 29 of 51 face-offs in those three games. That's 56.9 percent.
ABOUT THE BLUES:
• St. Louis is 15-3-2 in its past 20 games and ranks third in the Central Division with 79 points ... In their past 11 games, the Blues have gone 11 for 39 (28.2 percent) on the power play, which ranks 4th in the NHL during that span ... Ryan O'Reilly leads St. Louis with 40 assists and 66 points, both of which are new career-highs. He also leads the NHL with 915 face-off wins ... The Blues will play minus top goal scorer Vladimir Tarasenko (28), who is injured ... St. Louis has gotten 41 goals from defensemen this season, which is tops in the League (tied with Minnesota) ... Jordan Binnington leads the NHL with a 1.80 goals-against average and ranks third with a .929 save percentage among goalies who have played at least 21 games.
Video: Tocchet Expects Coyotes To Bounce Back At STL
'YOTES QUOTES:
• "We've just got to turn the page (after Monday's loss). We're lucky enough to have a back-to-back game, so you've just got to get rid of that feeling and get right back to playing hockey and playing our way. We kind of lost our way a little bit last night, but things happen and sometimes you don't have your best stuff. Now we've got to turn it over and it's got to be our best game of the year tonight. This is a big team we're playing tonight, and a big measuring stick for us. This is our biggest game of the year." -- Jason Demers
• "(Blues Head Coach) Craig Berube has done a nice job. They've really committed to defense and then they go from there. Ryan O'Reilly is just a beast in the face-off circle so they get a lot of possession time right off the bat with O'Reilly. And their 'D' are very structurally sound. You're going to have to play a very disciplined game against St. Louis. You have to be dialed in against this team because they're a good team defensively." -- Rick Tocchet